Game.



A. F.. QUIRAM.

GAME.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6. 19KB.

Patented May 22, 1917.

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GAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1917.

Application filed November 6, 1916. Serial No. 129,818.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT F. QUIRAM,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Varna, in the county of.Marshall, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use-- fulImprovements in Games; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in. the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The present invention is directed to improvements in games, and has forits object to provide a device of this character constructed in such amanner that two or more persons can play the same without any undueskill, but at the same time affording amusement.

A further object of the invention is to provide a game constructed insuch a manner that the counts of the game will be denoted upon a drumafter the same has ceased to rotate.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a game including arotating drum being operated through the medium of a ball.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a novel means forconducting the ball to the drum to rotate the drum.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a carrier for theball, so mounted that the ball will be positively dislodged therefromwhen the carrier has reached its lowest position.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangementof partsto be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe device.

Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 1 is a sectional view on line 4i4 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a base having a vertical marginalflange 2, said base being preferably rectangular in shape. Spaced blocks3 are mounted on the base and have bearings 4 on their upper ends forrotatably supporting the shaft 5 of the drum 6, said drum having aplurality of pockets 7 formed between its end plates 8, the purpose ofwhich will appear later.

Upon one end plate 8 are printed circularly alined numbers, which may bear ranged in any suitable manner, and associated with the numbers arerepresentations of starsand the like. The numberscount their face value,while the stars can be equivalent to any number desired. The numbers andstars are separated by pins 9 so that when the pointer 9, which iscarried by one of the blocks 3, is pointing be tween any of said pins itwill indicate the amount scored.

Rising from the base is a post 10, said post having in certain of itssides grooves 11 and 12. 'To the upper end of the post is supported aroller 13, over which runs a cord 14:, one end of which is secured to aweight 15, slidable in the groove 12, while the other end thereof issecured to the back 16 of the carrier 17. A transverse rod 18 is securedto the back 16 and has its ends slidably engaged with the guide rods 19carried by the post 10, and located on opposite sides of the groove 11.The carrier 17 slides vertically within the groove 11. The lower ends ofthe rods 19 are provided with outwardly inclined sections 20 so thatwhen the carrier engages the stop 21, mounted in the lower end of thegroove 11, the carrier can tilt outwardly, the tilting movement thereofbeing limited by the rod 18 when engaged with the sections 20.

A ball 22 is placed in the carrier when in its elevated position, theweight of the ball being sufficient to overbalance the weight 15 wherebythe carrier will move downwardly and project the ball into the trough23, said trough having an opening 241 formed in its outer end, so thatthe ball will drop therethrough and into one of the pockets 7 of thedrum, whereby the drum will be rotated under the action of the ball. Thenumber on the plate 8 of the drum stopping nearest the end of thepointer 9 will inclicate the score or count, it being of courseunderstood that the players deposit the ball in the carrier in turn, andthat any aggregate number can be determined upon for the final score.

A curved guard plate 25 depends from the trough and serves to direct theball downwardly and into the tray from which it is lifted and placed inthe carrier by the next player.

What is claimed is 1. A game comprising a base, a drum rotatably mountedthereon, a post rising from the base, a vertically movable weightcontrolled, carrier associated with the base for receiving a ball, saidball being dis lodged from the carrier when said carrier is in itslowermost position, and means for directing the ball to the drum forrotating the drum.

2. A game comprising a base, a drum rotatably mounted therein, a postrising from the base, said post having a pair of grooves formed therein,a carrier slidably mounted in one of the grooves, a weight similarlymounted in the other groove, a cord connecting the carrier and weight, adrum rotatably mounted on the base, a trough overhanging the drum, meanssupported by the post for positively causing the carrier to tilt todis-- charge a ball in the carrier and project the same into the trough,whereby the ball is directed to the drum to rotate the same, as and forthe purpose set forth. In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, inthe presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT F. QUIRAM. Witnesses R. D. MoCULLooH, JACOB W. MYERS.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

1 Washington, D. G. t

